Luxembourg City vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luxembourg City	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2490	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5624	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$2857	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6032	$1656
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	29	41
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	135K	2.43M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 165% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 785th and 6019th ($2490 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 200th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Mecca

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	Luxembourg City	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.9	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1738	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3049	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2439	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.11%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11850	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8510	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.24	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.9	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.3	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1335	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18853	$4675

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2390
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2457
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2293
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1694
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1491
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1784
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1433
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1438
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1494
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1438
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1446
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1437
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1449
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1447
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1445
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1618
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1444
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1452
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1444
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1563
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1273
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1468
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1252
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1548
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1539
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1505
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1567
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1485
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1567
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1576
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1548
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1542
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1703
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1528
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1554
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1569
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1542

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514